How to restart Activity in Android

Question

How do I restart an Android Activity? I tried the following, but the Activity simply quits.

public static void restartActivity(Act         


        

Answer 1

There is one hacky way that should work on any activity, including the main one.

setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR);
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR);

When orientation changes, Android generally will recreate your activity (unless you override it). This method is useful for 180 degree rotations, when Android doesn't recreate your activity.